Storage-battery stand and means for raising and supporting plates, &amp;c.



0; H. NELSON.

RTIN G PLATES, 6w.

EflTQBMHE. BATTERY STAND AND MEANS FOR RAISING AND SU PPO APPLICATIONIILED'0GT.16,1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

O. H. NELSON.

MEANS FOR RAISING AND SUPP STORAGE BATTERY STAND AND ORTING PLATES, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.16, 1908.

- Patented M ar.2, 1909. 1

a SHEETS-SHEET 2.

O. H. NELSON.

STORAGE BATTERY STAND AND MEANS FOR RAISING AND SUPP ORTIN G PLATES,'6w.

APPLIQATION FILED 00T.16,1908.

Patented Mar.2,19o9

3 SHEETS-SHEET .3.

toms of the cells of storage batteri 7 cell is removed ALEXANDER C.CORNELISON,

o r'ro HENRY NELSON, or HIGHLAND mi. 's,

OF HIGELAND NEW YORK, ASSEGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH U9 FALLS, NEW YORK.

STORAGE-BATTERY STAND AND IJIEANS FOR RAISING AND SUPPORTING PLATES, 8m.

T 0 all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, OTTO HENRY NELsoN, acitizen of the United States, residing at I Hi hland Falls, in thecounty of Orange an State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Storage-Battery Stands and Means for Raising andSupporting Plates,'&c.; and I do hereby declare the followin to be alull, clear, and exact. descri tion of t e invention, suchas will enableot ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and totliecl1aracters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of I thisspecification. 1 This invention relates to new and useful improvementsin stands for storage batteries, and corn rises apparatus for elevatingand holding attery plates for convenience inl cleaning cellsl 1 At thepresent time, when it is desired to cleanse the sediment deposited inthe botl 'es, and which sediment or deposit causes short cirl cuitingol' the plates, it is necessary to disconnect the stri s which connectalternate sets of plates, wiich latter are of a fragile l nature, andremove the same from the liquid, i and after being cleansed, replacedwithin a the cleansed cell. This necessitates aconsiderable amount oftime and trouble and the surfaces of the strips become oxidized, 1 thusnecessitating being scraped and a sin connected to each other. Thisprocedure, is necessarily slow and tiresome and to obviate theseobjections, it is our purpose to provide means whereby the entire series1 of plates without being disconnected, may be elevated and held insuspension while the i and cleansed, a ter which the plates may belowered in the cells without mjury to the plates.

The invention comprises various details of vconstruction. andcombinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and then specifically. defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which 1-Figure 1 is aside elevation showing eellsof a battery, one of whichshows the plates in readiness to be raised from the cell and the 1,other showing the plates suspended and the cell lowered for conveniencein cleansing. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

through which the cel I the purpose 3 and lowered as the Patented March2, 1909.

1908. Serial No. leaner.

Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the cells of the battery resting uponthe stand. Fig. 3 is anjenlarged detail view of a clamping memberfor'holding the strips plates. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of oneof the stri s which suspends the plates, and. Figs. 5 an hoistingscrews.

I Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of an angle plate in which'anadwsting nut is swiveled, and Fig; 8 is a vertica sectional view-showingthe swivel'connection between the nut and the plate.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a stand having suitable transverse portions B spaced a artand provided with legs to the bottoms 0 which latter are fastened theinsulators A. Said stand has an open s said horizontally dis 10secortion B and lot the attery may be lowered. Suitable insulating knobs Dare positioned upon the stand and upon which rnobs cell supports E rest,and F-F -designate cells which normally rest upon said supports.

G-G designate the plates of the batteries, each of which has at itsupper marginal edge two outwardly projecting lugs or hooks G whichextend over opposite e ges of the side walls of the cells and form meansfor su porting the plates so that their lower ends wi l be positioned ata slight distance above the bottom of the cell. To each lug G isfastened a strip H, whereby the alternate plates are connected togetherby means of the clamps I.

Standards K are adapted to be supported upon the stand B and each ofsaid standards has an elongated threaded openingfor the reception of ahoisting screw N,'the upper end of which has a head N with a rectangularoutlined opening N therein. Fixed to. each standard is a bracket plate0, the upper end of which is angled and slotted, adapted to engage theannular groove Q in the hand wheel Q forming a swivel connection betweensaid wheel and bracket member. Said wheel has a central bore which isthreaded to receive the threads of the screwN and is provided for ofcausing said screw to be raised hand 'wheel is turned. Strips R. passthrough the apertures N in said screws and upon said 'stripsarc mountedthe insulators N which areadapted to bear against the under edges of theprojecting lugs intermediate the 6 are detail views of the plate aceintermediate battery. A yoke comprising a stand,

. from the cell to G in the manner shown clearly in the drawings; with alon itudinally pointed purpose of mg upon t might have Each of theinsulators N 3 is provided ridge N 4 for the reventing any liquidaccumulat- 1e upper surface thereof which a tendency to short circuitthe T, a detail of which is shown in Fi 3 of the drawings, is adapted tobe applie to the series of plates in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings for the purpose of holding the separator sheets S,intermediate the plates, in place when the cell is removed for cleansingor other purposes. When it is desired to raise all of the lates" of thebattery, the standards and oisting screws are placed in the positionsshown in the drawings, with the insulators engaging the severalprojections G of the "plates and by turning the wheels Q, all of theplates in the cells may be raised sli htly clear of the cell, thusallowing the liqui within the latter to. be siphoned or otherwiseremoved and the cells lowered between the horizontal ortion B of thestand, after the boards or p ates E have been removed. When it isdesired to replace the plates within the cells, the latter are raisedabout the plates, the boards E placed underneath the cell and the platesowered so that the projections thereon will rest upon the upper edges ofthe cell.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that my invention contem latesbroadly the idea of elevating and holding in suspension the plates of abatter and a sup orting stand so arranged as to a low the cefl to belowered between the horizontal portions-thereof and from around theplates, thus avoiding the necessityof disconnecting the several plateswhich is now the practice when the plates are removed separately fromthe cells for cleansin ur oses.

1al claim to be new is 1. An apparatus for holding battery plates forconvenience in cleaning the cells thereof, comprising a stand, aremovable cell, plates normally in and sustained by the latter, aremovable cell support upon' the stand, and means for raising the platesslightly free from the cell to permit said support to be removed and thecell to be lowered between the side rails of the stand, allowing thecell 'to be freely removed from the stand, as set forth.

2. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningthe cells thereof, a removable cell, plates nor-mall fin and sustainedby the latter, a remova le cell support upon the stand, means mountedupon the stand and adapted to raise slightly and hold said plates freepermit said, support -to be removed/and the cell to be IoWered'betWeenthe side rails of the stand, allowing the cell to be, freely removedfrom the stand, as set forth.

ing the cell to be freely removed 3. An apparatus for holding batteryplates for convenience in cleaning the cells thereof, comprising astand, a removable cell, plates having lateral projections normally suported by the walls of the cell, a removab e cell support upon thestand, and means engaging said projections and ada ted to raise slightlyand hold the plates free mm the cell to permit said support to beremoved and the cell to be lowered between the side rails of the stand,allowing the cell to moved from the stand, as set forth. v

4. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningthe cells thereof, comprising a stand, a removable cell, plates befreely rehavmg lateral projections normally supporte by the walls of thecell, a removab e cell support upon the stand, and means'rest ing uponthe stand and engaging the proj ecting portions of the plates andadapted to raise slightly the 'lates to permit said support tobe removedand the cell to be lowered etween the side rails of the stand, allowingj the cell to be freely removed from the stand, as set-forth.

5. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningthe cells thereof, comprising a stand, a removable cell, plates havinglateral projections normally supported by the walls of the cell, ahollow insulator engaging said rojections, a bar passing through theinsu ator, means engaging said bar for raising the same slightly tocause the plates to be se arated slightly from the cell to permit saisupport to be removed and the cell to be lowered between the side railsof the stand and from which it may be freely removed laterally, as setforth.

b. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningthe .cells thereof, comprising a stand, a removable cell, plates havinglateral projections normally supported by the walls of the cell, ahollow insulator engaging said projections and having a longitudinal ribrising from the upper edge thereof, a bar passing through saidinsulator, and means for supporting the bar and caus ing the same to beraised slightly to free the plates from the cell and permit said supportto be removed and the cell to be lowered between the side rails of thestand, thus allowlaterally from the stand, as' set forth.

7. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience incleaningthe cells thereof, comprising a stand, a removable cell, plates havinglateral rojections normally suported by the we ls of the cell, a hollowinsuator engaging said projections and having a longitudinal rib risingfrom th thereof, a bar passing through said insulator, ascrew having ahollow head through which said bar passes and affording means forraising the bar and plates to permit said support to be removed and thecell to be lowered bee upper edge plates, and means for "stand and cellto be lowered between the side cell normally rests, hoisting screwssupported lowered between the side rails of the stand, as set forth.

11. An apparatus for holding battery 1 plates for convenience incleaning cells, comprising a stand, insulated knobs upon the atter, asupport supported u on said knobs and upon which a ce l norma ing screwssupported upon said stand, and strips engaging apertures in said screws,insustrips and adapted to engage tween the side rails of the stand, thusallowing for the free removal of the cell laterally from the stand, asset forth.

8. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningcells, comprising a stand, insulated knobs upon the latter, a supportupon said knobs and upon which a l upon the stand, bars engagingapertures in said screws, insulators on said bars adapted lators on saidprojecting portions of the plates as the to engage projecting portionsof the plates as screws are rotated tov raise the plates and the screwsare rotated to raise the plates and hold the same independent of thecells, thus i hold the same independent of the cells, as set forth.

permitting said supports to be removed and the cell to be loweredbetween the side rails of the stand, thus allowing the cell to be freelyremoved laterally from the stand, as set forth.

9. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningcells, comprising a stand, insulated knobs upon the latter, a supportupon said knobs and upon which a cell normally rests, standards havingopenings therein, a screw mounted in each of saidopenings, bars engagingapertures: in said screws, insulators upon said bars designed to bepositioned underneath projections of said turning the screws whereby-theplates may beraised slightly and held in 'suspension independent of thecells to permit said supports to be removed from the plates forconvenience in cleaning cells, comprising a stand, insulated knobs uponthe latter, a board supported upon said knobs and upon which a attery isnormally supported, standards having openings therein, a screw mountedin each of said openings, a strip engaging apertures in said screwsinsulators upon said strip and designed to be positioned underneathprojections of the plates, for turning said screws whereby the platesmay be raised and held in suspension independent of the cells, as setforth.

13. An apparatus for holding battery plates for convenience in cleaningcells, comrising a stand, insulated knobs upon the atter, a sup ort uponsaid knobs and upon which the ce l normally rests, hollowstandyards suported by the stand, a screw mounted in eac of said standards providedwith an opening therein, a strip passing through the l openings in saidscrews, insulators upon said strips and designed to be positionedunderneath' projections of theplates, a hand wheel mounted upon each ofsaid screws and having threaded connection therewith, and

and means rails thereof, as set forth.

10. An apparatus for holding battery plates. for convenience in cleaningcells comprising a stand, insulator knobs upon the latter, a supportupon said knobs and upon which the cell normally rests, hollow standardssupported upon the stand, a screw mounted in each of said sta'ndards,bars passing through a 3ertures in said screws,insulators upon'said are;bracket members fixed one to each of said and adapted to be positionedunderneath 1 standards and having swivel connection with projections ofsaid lates, a hand wheel one of said wheels as set forth. mounteduponeach of the screws'and having In testimony whereof l hereunto affixmy threaded connection therewith, and bracket signature in the presenceof two witnesses. members 'ilXGd to each of the standards and I OTTOHENRY NELSON hanug swivel connection with one of said 1 wheels, thusWitnesses:

EDMUND J Sr'nnnn,

affording means whereby the plates may be raised slightly to permit saidsupport to 'WILLIAM B. ANDREWS.

be removed and the cell to be ly rests, hoist-v 12. an apparatus for,holding battery

